Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 1353
Title	Extract of letter from Emanuel Scroope Howe, Hanover, [Germany], to Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford]; 27 Oct. 1705
Date	27 October 1705
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Reports his arrival in and welcome to Hanover according to the custom of the court; says he has been unable to speak with the Elector and spoke to the Electress instead; says that he has been assured the court will not accept any offers on behalf of the Queen [Anne] unless they come directly form her; says that the Electress also assured him that she would accept no proposals which may prove detrimental to Queen [Anne]; promises to serve the Queen with 'zeal and duty'.
Term	diplomacy, with Hanover

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA19598	George I (1660-1727); King of Great Britain and Ireland	1660-1727
NA30036	Sophia (1630-1714 ); Electress of Hanover; (mother of George I King of Britain)	1630-1714
NA18608	Anne (1665-1714); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland	1665-1714
NA29378	Howe; Emanuel S. (-1709); Esq.; Envoy Extraordinary to Hanover 1705-9	-1709
NA893	Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714	1661-1724